U.S. Rep. Walter Jones is a meaty part.
The Farmville Republican is listed fifth among the cast of characters in the draft of a play about the impeachment of President Bush. The playwrights describe him as a "softspoken, passive-aggressive Southerner."
He and Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler serve as assistant prosecutors in the fictional trial, while Rep. Barney Frank is the lead prosecutor.
In the play, the Jones character questions CIA director Michael Hayden, former counterterrorist agent Michael Scheuer and former U.S. Justice Department legal counsel John Yoo.
In the fictional dialogue, Jones asks whether Al Qaeda is a greater threat than Nazi Germany, quotes James Madison as saying "perpetual warfare" is not reconcilable with freedom and says "extraordinary rendition" sets a bad precedent internationally.
Screenwriter Richard Lasser said he based a lot of the dialogue on an hourlong meeting with Jones, but he does not quote him verbatim. He said he also wanted the play to be interesting.
"We're trying to entertain people first and foremost," he said.
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